Blog

Congratulations to Ms. Kerryann Fenelle Ifill, S.C.M.
& Allyson Irmene Leacock, Ph.D. for receiving National Honors 

Up & On !!!

Principal Julia Beckles has begun the new academic year as principal of The Combermere School, as she has been reassigned from The Alleyne School.

During a recent online meeting with Alleyne School stakeholders, Beckles, who has been a staple at the St Andrew-situated educational institution, revealed that she had received official correspondence from the Ministry of Education to commence work at The Combermere School from September 1, 2022.

She said: 

"I greet you on this day August 31 with some news I hoped not to have shared with you too soon but today is the day that I must say to you that I have been reassigned as principal of the Combermere School effective September 1, 2022.

"I say reassigned because I always understood that I was appointed to the Ministry of Education but assigned to Alleyne School and what that meant, in fact, is that at any time I could be reassigned."

President of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Neesa Alleyne described Beckles as a wonderful influence on the PTA.

Alumni President Deidre Cox said that the former principal was a gem to the school and by extension the Alumni Association.

"Every now and then you get the opportunity to meet some special people in this world; I have been fortunate to have met one in the form of Julia Beckles, principal of The Alleyne School.

"Julia has been a gem to the Alleyne School and by extension, the Alumni Association, her love for students, her love for learning, her love for leadership and those qualities have endeared us- the school, the alumni and the members of the association that she serves and worked so closely with over a number of years."

"Thirty-two years at The Alleyne School, eight years as Principal is no mean feat. We have benefitted tremendously from having her on our side. We know that she will do really well, we have learnt so much from what she has offered us and we really will take that forward as we move into the future," she stated.

• Carlos Brathwaite – current West Indian cricketer, unrelated to Kraigg^[11]
• Kraigg Brathwaite – current West Indian cricketer, unrelated to Carlos^[11]
• Ron Buckmire – mathematician and LGBT activist
• Austin Clarke – Commonwealth award-winning author^[12]
• Frank Collymore – author, editor, and artist
• Sir Wesley Winfield Hall – former Barbadian, West Indian cricketer, Chairman of the West Indies Board of Control, Minister for Sports and Tourism
• Kerryann Ifill – first blind graduate of the University of the West Indies, President of the Senate of Barbados since 2012
• Chris Jordan - current English cricketer^[11]
• Anthony Kellman – poet, novelist and musician
• George Lamming – author and public intellectual
• Frank Marshall – former Anglican Dean of Barbados, based at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
• Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) – recording artist^[11]
• Keith A. P. Sandiford – social historian
• Owen Alik Shahadah – African historian, filmmaker - 500 Years Later^{[citation needed]}
• Charles Skeete – economist and former Ambassador to the United States (1981–1983)^[13]
• Arturo Tappin – saxophonist
• The Hon. David J. H Thompson – sixth Prime Minister of Barbados
• Sir Clyde Walcott, KA, GCM – former West Indies cricketer, former Chairman of the International Cricket Council^[11]
• Arden Warner, particle physicist, inventor and Barbadian Golden Jubilee awardee^[14]
• Jomel Warrican – current West Indian cricketer^[11]
• Sir Frank Worrell – West Indies batsman and captain^[11]
• Larry Worrell – cricketer^[15]
• Right Excellent Errol Barrow, PC, QC, LLD – First Prime Minister of Barbados^[16]